ACA II Intermediate Work of the Week 1-23-12

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01/25/2012

ACA II Work of the Week

1/23/12

Red Group

SUBJECT	UNIT or TOPIC	ASSIGNMENT
Math Card	Week 18	Complete card for student’s grade
Math Homework #1	Topic 4 Topic 5	Topic 4 Assessment 5-1
Math Homework #2	Topic 5	Signed Assessment for Unit 4 5-2
Math Homework #3	Topic 5	5-3
Literature		The Cay – Ch 10 & 11
		1. Signed Quiz
		2. Vocab (5 words) Definition & Sentence of Own
		3. Picture of the island with quote from the book for each detail.
Creative Writing		Continue with Essay from last week for Daughters of the American Revolution Essay Contest – Topic = War of 1812 Monday – Rough Draft Tuesday – Revise (have someone review to see if it makes sense). Make Changes. Wednesday – Edit (have someone review for grammar/punctuation/spelling, etc.). Make Changes. Thursday – Final Draft
Social Studies	Mesopotamia	Flash cards for facts 21-25. Read Priest and Priestess Handout. Highlight the important facts.
Research	World Figure	Performance #4
Science #1		1. Picture Dictionary
Science #2		2. Actively participate in Watershed Action Project
Science Binders will be going home for Blue/Green/Orange Wed. and for Yellow/Red on Thursday – I will be offering a “Half Pass” for students who return the completed parent surveys – which will entitle them to getting signed off for an assignment when it is only 1/2 finished. For example – maybe they did the Picture Dictionary but didn’t color it – with the “Half Pass” I would sign it off anyhow.
Lifeskills	Responsibility	Explain, in paragraph form, what you are doing to be responsible during your Independent Work Time. Draw a T-chart showing what responsibility looks like, sounds like, and feels like (as many examples for each as your grade). How can you still show responsibility after your work is done? How is doing your Personal Best a form of responsibility?
Weekly Reader	NONE
Reading Log		SSR – 4 Hours per week
Keyboarding		Complete one game and one lesson of your choice on *www.freetypinggame.net*.
Spelling	Unit 18	Complete Packet for student’s grade
		Spelling Test on Friday
Grammar	Mad Lib	Handed out in Literature. Fill in without reading the story and then read your page to a friend!

Yellow Group

SUBJECT	UNIT or TOPIC	ASSIGNMENT
Math Card	Week 18	Complete card for student’s grade
Math Homework #1	Topic 10	10-8
Math Homework #2	Topic 10	10-9; 10-10
Math Homework #3	Topic 10 Topic 5	Topic 10 Assessment 5-1
Literature		Milkweed – Ch 21-24
		1. Signed Quiz
		2. Vocab (5 words) Definition & Sentence of Own
		3. Summary
Creative Writing		Continue with Essay from last week for Daughters of the American Revolution Essay Contest – Topic = War of 1812 Monday – Rough Draft Tuesday – Revise (have someone review to see if it makes sense). Make Changes. Wednesday – Edit (have someone review for grammar/punctuation/spelling, etc.). Make Changes. Thursday – Final Draft
Social Studies	Mesopotamia	Flash cards for facts 21-25. Read Priest and Priestess Handout. Highlight the important facts.
Research	World Figure	Performance #4
Science #1		1. Picture Dictionary
Science #2		2. Actively participate in Watershed Action Project
Science Binders will be going home for Blue/Green/Orange Wed. and for Yellow/Red on Thursday – I will be offering a “Half Pass” for students who return the completed parent surveys – which will entitle them to getting signed off for an assignment when it is only 1/2 finished. For example – maybe they did the Picture Dictionary but didn’t color it – with the “Half Pass” I would sign it off anyhow.
Lifeskills	Responsibility	Explain, in paragraph form, what you are doing to be responsible during your Independent Work Time. Draw a T-chart showing what responsibility looks like, sounds like, and feels like (as many examples for each as your grade). How can you still show responsibility after your work is done? How is doing your Personal Best a form of responsibility?
Weekly Reader	NONE
Reading Log		SSR – 4 Hours per week
Keyboarding		Complete one game and one lesson of your choice on *www.freetypinggame.net*.
Spelling	Unit 18	Complete Packet for student’s grade
		Spelling Test on Friday
Grammar	Mad Lib	Handed out in Literature. Fill in without reading the story and then read your page to a friend!

Orange Group

SUBJECT	UNIT or TOPIC	ASSIGNMENT
Math Card	Week 18	Complete card for student’s grade
Math Homework #1	Topic 5	5-2
Math Homework #2	Topic 5	5-3; 5-4
Math Homework #3	Topic 5	5-5
Literature		The White Giraffe – Ch 12 & 13
		1. Signed Quiz
		2. Vocab (5 words) Definition
		3. How has Responsibility been used/not used in these chapters.
Creative Writing	NONE	NONE
Social Studies	Mesopotamia	Flash cards for facts 21-25. Read Priest and Priestess Handout. Highlight the important facts.
Research	World Figure	Performance #4
Science #1		Complete EcoSpherience Conclusion/TEST
Science #2		Coloring Book
Science Binders will be going home for Blue/Green/Orange Wed. and for Yellow/Red on Thursday – I will be offering a “Half Pass” for students who return the completed parent surveys – which will entitle them to getting signed off for an assignment when it is only 1/2 finished. For example – maybe they did the Picture Dictionary but didn’t color it – with the “Half Pass” I would sign it off anyhow.
Lifeskills	Responsibility	Explain, in paragraph form, what you are doing to be responsible during your Independent Work Time. Draw a T-chart showing what responsibility looks like, sounds like, and feels like (as many examples for each as your grade). How can you still show responsibility after your work is done? How is doing your Personal Best a form of responsibility?
Weekly Reader	NONE
Reading Log		SSR – 4 Hours per week
Keyboarding		Complete one game and one lesson of your choice on *www.freetypinggame.net*.
Spelling	Unit 18	Complete Packet for student’s grade
		Spelling Test on Friday
Grammar	Mad Lib	Handed out in Literature. Fill in without reading the story and then read your page to a friend!

Green Group

SUBJECT	UNIT or TOPIC	ASSIGNMENT
Math Card	Week 18	Complete card for student’s grade
Math Homework #1	Topic 5	Signed Assessment for Unit 4 5-1
Math Homework #2	Topic 5	5-2
Math Homework #3	Topic 5	5-3
Literature		The Door in the Wall – Ch 6 – pg 53
		1. Signed Quiz
		2. Vocab (5 words) Definition
		3. Picture of a scene from the book that stood out most to you. Explain.
Creative Writing	NONE	NONE
Social Studies	Mesopotamia	Flash cards for facts 21-25. Read Priest and Priestess Handout. Highlight the important facts.
Research	World Figure	Performance #4
Science #1		Complete EcoSpherience Conclusion/TEST
Science #2		Coloring Book
Science Binders will be going home for Blue/Green/Orange Wed. and for Yellow/Red on Thursday – I will be offering a “Half Pass” for students who return the completed parent surveys – which will entitle them to getting signed off for an assignment when it is only 1/2 finished. For example – maybe they did the Picture Dictionary but didn’t color it – with the “Half Pass” I would sign it off anyhow.
Lifeskills	Responsibility	Explain, in paragraph form, what you are doing to be responsible during your Independent Work Time. Draw a T-chart showing what responsibility looks like, sounds like, and feels like (as many examples for each as your grade). How can you still show responsibility after your work is done? How is doing your Personal Best a form of responsibility?
Weekly Reader	NONE
Reading Log		SSR – 4 Hours per week
Keyboarding		Complete one game and one lesson of your choice on *www.freetypinggame.net*.
Spelling	Unit 18	Complete Packet for student’s grade
		Spelling Test on Friday
Grammar	Mad Lib	Handed out in Literature. Fill in without reading the story and then read your page to a friend!

Blue Group

SUBJECT	UNIT or TOPIC	ASSIGNMENT
Math Card	Week 18	Complete card for student’s grade
Math Homework #1	Topic 5	Signed Assessment for Unit 4 5-1
Math Homework #2	Topic 5	5-2
Math Homework #3	Topic 5	5-3
Literature		One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest – Ch 6
		1. Signed Quiz
		2. Vocab (5 words) Definition
		3. Summary
Creative Writing	NONE	NONE
Social Studies	Mesopotamia	Flash cards for facts 21-25. Read Priest and Priestess Handout. Highlight the important facts.
Research	World Figure	Performance #4
Science #1		Complete EcoSpherience Conclusion/TEST
Science #2		Coloring Book
Science Binders will be going home for Blue/Green/Orange Wed. and for Yellow/Red on Thursday – I will be offering a “Half Pass” for students who return the completed parent surveys – which will entitle them to getting signed off for an assignment when it is only 1/2 finished. For example – maybe they did the Picture Dictionary but didn’t color it – with the “Half Pass” I would sign it off anyhow.
Lifeskills	Responsibility	Explain, in paragraph form, what you are doing to be responsible during your Independent Work Time. Draw a T-chart showing what responsibility looks like, sounds like, and feels like (as many examples for each as your grade). How can you still show responsibility after your work is done? How is doing your Personal Best a form of responsibility?
Weekly Reader	NONE
Reading Log		SSR – 4 Hours per week
Keyboarding		Complete one game and one lesson of your choice on *www.freetypinggame.net*.
Spelling	Unit 18	Complete Packet for student’s grade
		Spelling Test on Friday
Grammar	Mad Lib	Handed out in Literature. Fill in without reading the story and then read your page to a friend!